AD Fafe

AD Fafe currently plays in the Campeonato Nacional de Seniores – Série A which is the third tier of Portuguese football. The club was founded in 1958 as a merger of SC Fafe and FC Fafe and they play their home matches at the Parque Municipal dos Desportos in Fafe which was constructed in 1968. The stadium is able to accommodate 8,000 spectators.^[1]

Improved facilities off the pitch were matched by better performances on the pitch and the club successively moved up divisions. Just as the club was celebrating its 30th anniversary, it achieved a first ever first division promotion after finishing runner-up in the second division, in 1987–88.

In the subsequent top flight campaign, Fafe finished 16th and was immediately relegated, but did manage a shock 0–0 draw at F.C. Porto. In 1990–91's second division, the club managed to sign 18-year-old Rui Costa (on loan from S.L. Benfica), who managed 38 games with 6 goals before "returning home".

The next few years were tough because Fafe dropped down two divisions in a couple of years, managing promotion from the fourth level to the third in 1996, where they remained for over a decade. In 2007–08, under manager Carlos Condeço the club finished 11th.

The club is affiliated to Associação de Futebol de Braga and has entered the national cup competition known as Taça de Portugal on many occasions, reaching the semifinals twice, in 1977 and 1979.^[1][2]

• Tier 1: 1
• II Divisão: 32
• III Divisão: 15
• Taça de Portugal: 41

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Divisions/Leagues	Pl.	W	T	L	GS	GL	Pts.
1.ª Liga / Divisão	38	9	14	15	29	47	32
2.ª Liga / Honra	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2.ª Divisão	114	435	329	350	?	?	1301
3.ª Divisão	318	152	89	63	?	?	460

• Terceira Divisão
  • Champions (1): 1995–96

As of 29 January, 2024^[6]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
21	DF	POR	Rui Bruno
22	GK	BRA	Gustavo Galil
23	MF	POR	David Veiga
24	FW	POR	Didi
27	MF	POR	Bruno Monteiro
28	FW	POR	Joel Silva
33	FW	TRI	Saqkeem Joseph
57	DF	BRA	Richard (on loan from Rio Ave)
79	GK	POR	Luís Ferreira
80	MF	BEL	Jean-Pierre Longonda
85	DF	POR	Diogo Castro
86	MF	POR	Apolo Silva

• Official website (in Portuguese)